HSK 6 · Verbs

谋求 móuqiú “to seek” in Chinese

Traditional 謀求

What 谋求 means

  1. to seek
  2. to strive for

How to say 谋求

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale谋móu2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale求qiú2nd tone, rising

谋求 in a sentence

  1. 他去大城市谋求发展。

    Tā qù dà chéngshì móuqiú fāzhǎn.

    He went to the big city to seek a better future.

    Sentence by WillyChina

  2. 两家公司都在谋求合作的机会。

    Liǎng jiā gōngsī dōu zài móuqiú hézuò de jīhuì.

    Both companies are looking for chances to work together.

    Sentence by WillyChina

How 谋求 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 谋 (móu) with each of its parts in a different colour
谋móuto plan
  • 讠speech form of 言 · yánMeaning part
  • 某some · mǒuSound part

讠 hints at the meaning (speech); 某 (mǒu) hints at the sound. Compare it with móu.

The character 求 (qiú) drawn as one shape
求qiúto seek

求 is a single shape of 7 strokes. Learn it whole, then watch its stroke order below.

Memory aidTraditionally said to show a fur coat, now written 裘 (qiú); some scholars see a centipede instead. Today 求 means “to ask for”.

How to write 谋求

谋 11 strokes · 求 7 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

谋求 (móuqiú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 谋求 (móuqiú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 谋求

Words with 谋

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FAQs

谋求 (móuqiú) means “to seek” or “to strive for”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it móuqiú: móu with a 2nd tone, then qiú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 谋求 is written 謀求. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type mouqiu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 谋求 from the suggestions. Typing mouqiu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
谋求 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences written by WillyChina. Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.